Inglewood, California, 1972

Calisphere doesn’t offer any context for this photo of Inglewood, California’s Market Street, snapped sometime in April 1972, but we’re guessing that at least a few of the cars in the photo belong to people camping out to get tickets to the Ray Milland/Sam Elliott horror flick “Frogs.” Okay, maybe not. Beyond the B movie on the marquee, what do you see here?

duekisdukesays:

January 9, 2014 1:06 pm

Scotty Gsays:

January 9, 2014 5:31 pm

As lame as this may sound, that Datsun 1200 would be my top choice if I had a chance to jump into this photo and take any vehicle there back with me to the present time. (bracing for the harsh replies)..

duekisdukesays:

January 9, 2014 12:55 pm

duekisdukesays:

January 9, 2014 1:05 pm

I see lots of cars that I recognize, like the ’68 Mercury Comet in the lower right, and the ’66 Buick Electra parked in the center. The one that is a mystery is the car parked in front of the Datsun 1200 – I think it’s a Mazda R100 rotary engine coupe.

Down the street, I notice a See’s Candies location. That was my late mother’s favorite candy, even ahead of Russell Stover.

larry youngsays:

January 9, 2014 1:20 pm

casey/artandcoloursays:

January 9, 2014 3:11 pm

The Comet in this pic is the first car I noticed. My first car, at 16, was a then 4-year old ’69 Comet “sport coupe” in navy blue. It was oddly for the bottom of the line, was heavily optioned with a/c, ps, pb, rear speaker, tinted glass, 302, at, and a lever next to the driver’s seat that you lifted to open the trunk. I think it must have been a dealer option, but the trunk popped slowly in an almost damped manner. You had to close it manually though. The seats were still pretty flimsy fabric and the floor was that speckled rubber mat that sort of looked like carpeting.

January 10, 2014 8:08 am

CrownCoupe64says:

January 10, 2014 3:01 pm

Comet bumped up to the intemediate platform and Montegos started as an up trim level Comet. The Comet name was later dropped in favor of Montego. The Comet name was resurrected for the Mercury twin of the Ford Maverick.

CrownCoupe64says:

January 10, 2014 3:07 pm

Art Finksays:

January 10, 2014 4:25 pm

Thanks CC, I actually had to Google Image the 70 Falcons. Yes indeed, the early 70’s Falcons were substantially bigger by then. Leaving the smaller compact Falcon of the 60’s behind. Rightly so, the Mercury Comet was the twin of the Ford Maverick. Tough to keep up with our friends at Ford……

Bill Fieldsays:

January 10, 2014 3:45 pm

That Mercury in the foreground jumped out at me also. Thought it was mid-size but the Comet comments made me question my memory. I think it is a Montego. Love that is so plain jane – this is like the Byscane of the Merc world.

Parents of a HS friend had a similar ’71 mid size Mercury,although theirs was a white 4 door sedan. Mid scale brand, but this car was as bare bones as you could get – 200 ci six, 3 on the tree, power nothing, vinyl seats. It did have an AM radio….

spectrasays:

January 9, 2014 3:46 pm

PALADINsays:

January 9, 2014 3:53 pm

Chuckled when I saw this shot and noticed the Marque and saw the second feature was FROGS. I actually saw that movie at the drive in back in the day… well at least before the windows steamed up..Blush!.. Anyway, Sam Elliot, Ray Miland (maybe incorrect spelling, also his last movie I beleive) and a very beautiful black actress whose name I cant recall but I do believe went on to bigger and better things too. Sam had black hair, and don’t recall if he yet had his trademark mustache yet. The movie was an amphibian version of ‘WILLARD'”

PALADINsays:

January 9, 2014 3:58 pm

Oh, yeah, and I actually recognize ALL the cars in the pic, and even the model years for the most part, except the VW. But then back in 72 all the cars didn’t look alike..Gawd, I sound like an OLD FART..oh, wait..I AM an OLD FART..Damn!

almucksays:

January 9, 2014 4:15 pm

Late-model Falcon for Art heading left, mostly hidden by the big blue Buick. No Squarebirds for salguod and no Studes or ‘Vairs for me, though. However, like duekisduke stated above, I would love to have that old Dodge Town Wagon.

Amy Collinssays:

May 14, 2014 9:38 pm

Amysays:

February 16, 2015 4:05 pm

I have not seen any articles, but I too am looking for information on someone who went missing from Inglewood California in 1966…sometime after November. Emily Roberta Jordan, married Bruce A Richards on 11/10/1966 in Los Angles, but listed her address as 233 W Queen St Inglewood. Anyone remember this area or know of these names???